• New Mexico Diocese Announces $121.5 Million Settlement May 27, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, one of the oldest dioceses in the United States, announced it had reached a settlement agreement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in order to resolve its bankruptcy protection filing. click to read more
• Diocese of Albany Adds Priest to Credibly Accused List May 26, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Albany recently added retired priest Father Gregory Weider for “reasonable cause” to its list of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse. click to read more
• Investigation Finds Southern Baptist Leaders Covered Up Sex Abuse Claims May 25, 2022 Religious Institutions Sexual Abuse & Assault A third-party investigation, done at the request of Southern Baptists, found that for almost twenty years, leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention were ignoring claims regarding a sexual abuse epidemic within the community. click to read more
• Archdiocese of Chicago Settles Abuse Claim for $1.2 Million May 24, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Abuse Claim Against Defrocked Priest Settled for $1.2 Million click to read more
• Louisiana Opens Revival Window May 17, 2022 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Louisiana opened a three-year revival window which gives sexual abuse survivors with expired civil claims the ability to file them. click to read more
• Over 800 Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed in New Jersey Since Revival Window Opened January 12, 2022 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Since December 1, 2019, when New Jersey opened a two-year revival window for victims of sexual abuse, 820 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse against clerics, teachers, and nuns have been filed against Catholic dioceses and orders. click to read more
• Sex Abuse SOL Reform Law Takes Effect Mid-October in Maine October 19, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Maine sexual abuse survivor Robert Dupuis was only 12 years old in 1961 when Rev. John J. Curran began sexually abusing him. click to read more
• Michigan Lawmakers Consider Extending Time for Child Sex Abuse Victims to Bring Lawsuits September 30, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits The Michigan Legislature is considering bipartisan bills which, if passed, would give survivors of sexual abuse more time to bring their claims forward and file lawsuits against their abusers in the state of Michigan. The current law caps the civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse at age 28,… click to read more
• Woman Sues Airbnb for 2016 Sexual Assault September 30, 2021 Airbnb Sexual Assaults In 2017, Leslie Lapayowker filed a lawsuit against Airbnb seeking to hold the company accountable for her sexual assault. The claim contends that the company was negligent in allowing her to rent a room from Carlos Del Olmo, a man who was previously accused of domestic violence. click to read more
• Airbnb Will Not Enforce Arbitration Clause September 28, 2021 Airbnb Sexual Assaults Airbnb recently announced it will no longer enforce the mandatory arbitration clause in its terms of service for claims of sexual assault and harassment. Previously, in order to register on the site, users had to agree to the terms of service which was over 40 pages long. click to read more
• Airbnb Spends Millions to Keep Sexual Assault Allegations Out of Public Eye September 15, 2021 Airbnb Sexual Assaults A recent report by Bloomberg stated the shocking news that Airbnb, the online marketplace for lodging and rentals, receives thousands of sexual assault allegations every year from both guests and hosts, but the public only becomes aware of very few of them. click to read more
• Airbnb Pays Rape Victim $7 Million September 14, 2021 Airbnb Sexual Assaults Airbnb paid an Australian woman, who was raped in a property rented via the site, $7 million as a settlement. The attack occurred in 2015 on New Year’s Eve in New York City. The victim and her friends picked up the keys to the property at a bodega near the… click to read more
• Boy Scouts of America Agrees to $850 Million Settlement for Child Sex Abuse Victims August 16, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits After lawyers for sex abuse victims argued that the original offer from the Boy Scouts to settle child sex abuse claims was too low, the parties announced on July 1, 2021 that they reached an agreement. click to read more
• Kentucky Governor Signs New Child Abuse Bills into Law but State Still Falls Short August 12, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In April of 2021, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 254 into law which enhances the penalties against predators who possess, view or distribute sexually exploitive material of a child younger than 12, making it a Class C felony and raising it to a Class B felony for subsequent… click to read more
• Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Remove the Criminal SOL for Child Sex Abuse Victims August 11, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In May, Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa, signed Senate File 562 into law which removes the criminal statute of limitations for sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor. Previously the law required that criminal charges be filed within 15 years of the victim turning 18, or age 33. click to read more